Instead of pinning their self portraits to the wall - have ready for parents night.

Cute idea for open house.

idea for back to school night. have students write a letter to parents about their classroom, teacher, and friends. display letter on desk and have cutout so parents can find their child's desk. Jul 16, 2011 - laurel.englum - Picasa Web Albums

Instead of pinning their self portraits to the wall - have ready for parents night.

Cute idea for open house.

idea for back to school night. have students write a letter to parents about their classroom, teacher, and friends. display letter on desk and have cutout so parents can find their child's desk. Jul 16, 2011 - laurel.englum - Picasa Web Albums

Handprint Santa's with poem- These make great gifts for relatives = First trace your Little Ones hand,, I then cut it out and transfer it to card board so it was stiffer, then you have to make Salt Dough 2 cups of Flour 1/2 cup of Salt 1/2 cup or less of Water make the dough like you would for a pie, and roll it out, I made my dough about 1.5 inch thick then take the cut out card board hand and with a knife trace it out, I used a straw to create the hole at the top

First Christmas Ornament~This is an awesome idea for a Christmas gift. Homemade ornament made from your little ones hand. It's not only a gift but a cherished memory. Make it from salt, flour and water.

"This is to remind you When I have grown so tall, That once I was quite little And my hands were very small.” Homemade Salt Dough Christmas ornament (2 cups flour, 1/2 salt, 1/2 water or less) ..... Christmas Gift idea for Grandparents

Classroom Freebies: Monster Themed Behavior Coupons Freebie. Positive reinforcement works SO MUCH better for my guy than always pointing out the negatives! But you HAVE to be alert for those positive behaviors and NOTICE them. I think most teachers don't have the energy for that; It's much easier to hand out negative consequences to try to change behavior than it is to make a point of recognizing good behaviors.

Classroom ideas

Positive reinforcement: Classroom coupons Create coupons to give as rewards for good behaviour, special effort and/or good work. Coupons could be for eating with the teacher during lunch, a night off from homework, having lunch with another class, moving ones desk to a prefered spot and more. Design your own coupons (add your face for authenticity)

Letting feet stay busy..... students can push on the band while sitting in their chair. This will help the child who needs constant movement. (We used these with a couple of our boys last year, really helped)

Letting feet stay busy..... students can push on the band while sitting in their chair. This will help the child who needs constant movement. (Trying this in my classroom considering most of the kids I teach have attention problems)

Letting feet stay busy..... students can push on the band while sitting in their chair. This will help the child who needs constant movement. It's a thera band. Now how can I get some....free?

***Zach autism idea*** There is a simple trick that school therapists and teachers use a lot for kids who have trouble sitting still. It is to put some Thera-Band stretched around a chair’s legs so that the student can push on it while sitting in their chair. It can help a child who has to be moving much of the time. The child can push on it with their feet so that they are moving while sitting at their desk doing work.

Letting feet stay busy..... students can push on the band while sitting in their chair. This will help the child who needs constant movement. Alternative to velcro and wiggle seats! Therabands to the rescue!!

Letting busy feet stay busy..... students can push on the band while sitting in their chair. This will help the child who needs constant movement.

Thanksgiving Teepee Cupcakes. Delicious, delicious racism. (Fun fact: tipis were used by Native Americans in the Great Plains. AKA NOT the folks who helped out the Pilgrims. Squanto and his people were members of the Wampanoag tribe, and the Wampanoag lived in wetus. But I guess them Injuns is interchangeable, right?